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Metacast: Behind the scenes
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Metacast is a podcast app for podcast lovers. We are building a powerful tool that helps you get the most out of podcasts. Auto-generated transcripts and chapters allow you to quickly skim episodes, search for content, and bookmark segments. Chapters, automated playlists, listening history & stats, and much more is coming. On this podcast, co-founders of Metacast talk about building the company and the product.
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Weekly Update (May 6, 2025): New sharing experience, new logo & branding
May 7, 202500:11:51Tap to summarizeEvery Tuesday, we meet for a weekly standup. We summarize our progress in short weekly updates that we record right after our meetings.Show notes311: The Long Term on Under the RadarWhen Exactly Did the Roman Empire Fall? on Everything Everywhere DailyDownload the Metacast podcast app for free:iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/metacast/id6462012536Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.metacast.podcast.player
Transcribe →Weekly Update (Apr 30, 2025): Upgrade hell & preparing v1.19
Apr 30, 202500:08:14Tap to summarizeEvery Tuesday, we meet for a weekly standup. We summarize our progress in short weekly updates that we record right after our meetings.Show notesCalendar Reform on Everything Everywhere Daily10 growth tactics that never work | Elena Verna on Lenny's Podcast317: Optimizing for Battery Life on Under the RadarDownload the Metacast podcast app for free:iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/metacast/id6462012536Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.metacast.podcast.player
Transcribe →Weekly Update: What we've done last week and what we're working on next
Apr 22, 202500:11:04Tap to summarizeEvery Tuesday, we meet for a weekly standup. We'll summarize our progress in short weekly updates that we record right after our meetings.Show notesAttack of the LLM bots (blog post)Big Takeaways From Podcast Movement Evolutions 2025 on BuzzcastEpisode 2 - “Through the Valley” on HBO's The Last of Us PodcastDownload the Metacast podcast app for free:iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/metacast/id6462012536Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.metacast.podcast.player
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68. Q1 Update: new features, struggles, hope
Apr 17, 202500:49:18Tap to summarizeIn this episode we recap our Q1: what we shipped, distribution challenges, siloing engineering workstreams + a bunch of tangential topics.Download the Metacast podcast app for free:iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/metacast/id6462012536Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.metacast.podcast.playerSegments[00:00] Opening[02:09] New feature: Chapters[05:27] New feature: Following a.k.a. Podcast Inbox[06:17] Feedback from Grumpy Old Geeks[08:10] Ilya turning into full-time engineer[12:02] We don't vibe code![14:49] AI summaries in the web app[16:52] Full transcripts in the web app[18:39] Web is the innovation platform[19:45] Better sharing images[21:01] New blogging framework[24:08] Restarting marketing[26:05] The distribution challenge[27:13] Discoverability on App Store[28:34] The cold start problem[30:04] 1000 fans[30:56] Distractions in Q1[31:15] Spiking GCP costs[33:52] LLM bots update[34:28] Taxes[37:55] Siloing[39:20] Working in person again![40:11] What we're listening to[48:20] Where people can find usShow notesBlog postsMetacast: Q1 2025 RetrospectiveOur biggest struggle — distributionEpisode chapters now available in Metacast podcast appPodcast Inbox now available in Metacast podcast appLLM bots + Next.js image optimization = recipe for bankruptcy (post-mortem)DIY Delaware C-Corp taxes for a new startup with no funding, no payroll and no assetsPodcasts661: The Nightmare Before Overcast on Grumpy Old GeeksEverything Everywhere DailyDo trade deficits matter? on Planet MoneyJosh Waitzkin on The Joe Rogan Experience#792: Seth Godin on Playing the Right Game and Strategy as a SuperpowerBooksThe Art of Learning by Josh WaitzkinGet in touch🚀 Get the Metacast podcast app: https://metacast.app👥 Join our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/metacastapp/✉️ Subscribe to Metacast newsletter: https://www.metacastpodcast.com👋 Send feedback or say hi: hello@metacastpodcast.com
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62. Rejected by Apple
Oct 2, 2024Tap to summarizeWe've launched Metacast in Apple App Store. In this episode, we talk about the process and Apple's feedback.Get Metacast podcast app for Android and iOS at https://metacast.app.Join the r/metacastapp subreddit.Segments[00:51] Big milestone![02:38] Apple requires screenshots for older phones[05:23] iPad screenshots[07:17] Apple's responses[12:11] The rejection we couldn't figure out[16:14] Apple vs. Google review feedback[20:26] Marketing the app[25:13] Podcast and book recommendationsShow notesPodcasts#2190 - Peter Thiel - The Joe Rogan Experience#442 – Donald Trump Interview - Lex Fridman PodcastBooksNot Till We Are Lost: Bobiverse, Book 5 by Dennis E. TaylorGet in touch🚀 Get the Metacast podcast app: https://metacast.app👥 Join our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/metacastapp/✉️ Subscribe to Metacast newsletter: https://www.metacastpodcast.com👋 Send feedback or say hi: hello@metacastpodcast.com📕 Get our book! The Pragmatic Podcaster: a step-by-step guide to starting an amazing podcast: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFPMT8WW👚 Metacast merch: https://merch.metacastpodcast.com
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